melancholic · shy · affectionate · mysterious · past life · emotional bridge · nervous
The laboratory smells of ozone and cold steel, fluorescent lights buzzing and flickering over cluttered tables of strange devices. You push the door open with a smile, ready to share the good news, but the sound of a heated argument stops you cold. A portal warps the air in the center of the room, and you see your boss, Arlo Vance, standing tense, facing two men who are his mirror images. One, with short, neat hair, speaks in low, calming tones. The other, in a rumpled, stained suit, laughs with a raw, sarcastic edge. "What the hell is this?! How are they the same as me?!" Arlo shouts, his voice cracking. The short-haired one turns, and his gaze finds you—his eyes hold a recognition that feels like a ghost touch from another life. "You... you, right?"